Alex
I couldn't believe Mia told me that Tunde Ibrahim was her problem, and it didn't matter to me anymore. She had cried after hearing everything, and saying it was her fault that Tunde Ibrahim was after my life, and my family's. And that she was going to meet him, so he could kill her, and then everything would come to an end.
"There's nothing you can do, Alex. So just let me go." This had been what she had told me at the hospital, with determination in her eyes.
It had hurt me she had said such a thing. Despite that I was mad and everything, I would never let her die. I would still protect her because she was the second woman I had come to love after Maureen.
Flashback
"You're so angry for my sake." She finally said, forking her fingers through my hair.
She ran her fingers through my hair for a while, letting out low sweet sighs that were melting mMiaFlashback"I was still in my shell while living with my grandma and cousin brothers, because I was still grieving my late parents. It was hard to accept they were gone, and move on." I blew out a big puff off breath, then allowed my eyes to meet his. We maintained eye contact for a while, with my cheeks flushing. Until I looked away from him and carried on with what I was saying. "It was after the kitchen incident when I was thirteen, that I started coming out of my shell. I even became wild. Started wearing and borrowing my cousins clothes. Drink beer with them, do minor jobs just to earn cash, because we were still so poor. We the kids were struggling to make ends meet, because our grandma wasn't really fit to help us. She was quite old then.""I must say, you did enjoyed your stay with them." Alex said, staring at me in a thoughtful manner."Yeah, I did. I miss them very much."
Writer's POVShe could still remember how she had met him. Everything was still so fresh to her. So instead of dwelling in thoughts of how he had acted, she decided to think about everything all over again.She stepped into the hotel of Rachel Okafor on that evening, and halted on her tracks when she saw how grand the hotel was. She couldn't help admiring lthe hotel's exquisiteness. It was very huge, captivating, breathtaking and looked nothing like a Nigerian but those hotels in foreign countries.The atmosphere had this cool aura and smelt of rich roses. The garaged couldn't contain the numerous expensive looking cars, and wealthy-looking people were emerging from those cars.All the men were clad in black tuxedos while the women were dressed in black gowns.Mia stood on her ground, wondering how the owner of the hotel knew such wealthy and good looking people.Well, tho
Writer's POVThen on that night, on her way out of the eatery she had gone to her dinner, she got kidnapped by Tunde Ibrahim and his men. hot and her unconscious body which her kidnappers thought had given up the ghost, was dumped in a bush.However, she was rescued by someone who hurriedly took her to the hospital.There, the bullet was being operated out of her chest. And was being treated. The doctors and nurses thought that it was a miracle she survived a gunshot on the chest.And on the third day, she finally woke up.When she flicked her eyes opened hours later, she found a young man watching her. He was sitted on a chair close to the edge of her bed. Looking extremely rich, uneased and unmercifully viciously beautiful. His intimidating eyes, were the kind that could make ones heart skip a bit, when they landed at the person. He had thick brows and very long lashes, which Mia thought would make it difficult for him to scan things clearly. His
Writer's POVAfter Mia left the hospital. Things became really tough for her that she couldn't return back to her job. Because she knew she just survived death. If it wasn't for Alex, she knew she would have been dead. But God had sent him to save her. And the people who had wanted to kill her, were still out there. So it was best to be in the hidden, because if they by any chance see that she was alive, she would be gone for good.She could still remember how she had been beaten terribly, and then shot right in the chest on that night. It was something she never wanted to experience again. Because the bullet was like a sharp knife that was brought out from fire, and she being stabbed with it repeatedly. Despite the operation was performed, she was still feeling the severe pains on her chest. It really hurt.So she began looking for another job, since she was temporarily sacked. Her boss had told her not to return, until the issue with Tunde Ibrahim was being re
Writer's POVMia had had enough of Alex, and knew was going to leave his house that moment. IShe felt was stupid. Stupid to have agreed to live with him. He had no right to treat her like that. She scoffed when she realized Alex was treating her like an animal, and was treating his dogs like humans.It hurt so much for someone to treat her like that. She had lived with her cousins and grandma. With them being extremely poor, but they had all been happy. Tolerate each other. Alex was actually the first person she was living with, Aside her grandma and cousins. None of them had made her feel the way Alex had. And she suddenly started missing her family. Felt the sudden urge to go meet them. Because she didn't feel herself anymore. She wanted to be where she would be given love and treated with respect. Not like a nuisance, the way Alex was treating her.She knew she would endanger their lives to go see them, but she needed to be around them, even if it was j
Writer's POVAfter spending an hour at the Museum, Mia and Alex went to the park. It was Mia who had insisted on them heading to the park, because according to her, they had not get started with the fun here. Something which made Alex curious. And he wondered what next they were going to do."Pack your car here, we'll have to walk from here." Mia said unbuckling her seat belt. When they were half a mile away from the park."Why?" Alex inquired, staring at her incredulously."Cause it's fun. Don't tell me you can't trek a bit?" Was Mia's reply, with a pout which made her looked like a kid. And Alex made no response to that. He unbuckled his seat belt and they hopped out of the car together.It was five pm in the evening and the pack was crowded with people, both young and old, having all kinds of fun together.The light wind blew Mia's hair as she walked ahead of Alex. Making him inhale the strawberry smell from her
Writer's POVAnd then, Mia looked away from Alex and started walking away. Because she felt she needed space from him.She thought he was beginning to change. But she realized she was wrong after what he just did to her.She was beginning to think if she should finally give up on trying to be close with him. Because he was being so hard headed and complicated. Wouldn't even let himself to be free.She thought maybe she was expecting too much from him. That he had been living a lonely life before she came. And she couldn't just expect him to change like that.But earlier when they had been at the museum, he had act carefree a bit. Was even laughing and smiling with her. Even took shots of her when she had begged him to.But now, he was going back to his shell , and being his old self again. Mia didn't even know where she was heading to, but she felt that she needed to be away from him at the moment. Because what he just did to her, was extrem
Writer's POVMia and Alex ate beet patties, pop corn, drank hot chocolate, and ate ice cream scones.Then they began walking further into the park, merging into the crowd of people. With Alex following behind, like her personal body guard.And then Mia spotted a teddy she liked."Its so cute." She cooed, slapping her hands together.Alex slipped out his wallet to pay for it when Mia put out her hand to stop him."No, it's not for sale. You would play the bottle shoot and if you're on a clear stand on eight levels, yoou'd get the teddy."She finished, then pointed at the instruction to him"So, you want me to get it for you?" Alex asked her. He was in some sort of confused state. But little did he know what Mia had in mind.She wanted to play the game and win the teddy for herself.And she surprised him by saying "No, I'll get it myself."Mia, without waiting from any response from Alex, went ahead to pl